Eboni-Rose Thompson

Director, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

Eboni-Rose is a director, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships at America’s Promise Alliance. She works to strengthen the capacity of communities across the country to better serve their young people and increase high school graduation rates through cross-sector collaboration.

Thompson is an experienced programs, project, and partnerships manager. Prior to joining the America’s Promise staff, Eboni-Rose served as Program Specialist, DC and Special Projects with Save the Children US, leading their DC programs and supporting national projects. Always looking for opportunities to assure children have a strong start, Eboni-Rose served as an Outreach Specialist and Engagement Coordinator with DC Public Schools, focusing on a portfolio of schools and developing parent leadership citywide.

A proud native Washingtonian, educated in both DC Public Schools and the charter sector. She was the first valedictorian of the SEED School of Washington, DC, where she had the privilege to receive advice from America’s Promise Alliance Board Chair, Alma Powell, who was her high school commencement speaker. She went on to receive a BA in History from the University of Pennsylvania, while working in their Office of Government and Community Affairs.

Passionate about children and opportunity, volunteers in her community, including service as an advisory neighborhood commissioner and Chair of the Ward 7 Education Council.